Typical
HaterPeople who can't stand Vivid videos, those who demand a lot of
wall-to-wall extreme sex, or those who want a couples movie with a plot
that requires more than a 75 IQ to follow
Themes Office sex, girl-girl, unique dildos

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The First Word:Temporary Positions has
an attractive cast and a smart plot, but its short length and weak chemistry
keep it from being watched more than once or twice.

What's It About?:Janine stars as an office temp
named Jan, who is working at a software development firm. The company has been
extremely successful, even though the company's executives seem to be more
interested in their own personal development and rewards. The movie starts with
one of the co-directors of software development, Olga (Tricia Devereaux), having
a late
night encounter with one of the cleaning staff (J.J. Michaels). The next
morning, Jan has her first day on the job and meets Helga (Laura Palmer),
another director. She also meets Millicent (Stephanie Swift), a bright but shy
assistant who does a lot of the work that makes the directors look good.
Meanwhile, the third director, Bob (Vince Vouyer) has a meeting with someone who
works for a rival software company. It seems that in exchange for the rival
firm's product plans, Bob is paying this corporate spy (Kyle Stone) quite well,
including a "bonus" threeway with a call girl (Johnni Black).

The focus then shifts back to
Jan, who becomes the object of affection for both Helga and Bob, who want her as
their own personal assistant. Helga starts the hunt by seducing Jan in the
copyroom, in a matter that can only be considered sexual
harassment. :) Then, Bob shows Jan what could be in store for her if she
agrees to be his new assistant by screwing his current assistant (Shanna
McCollough) while Jan watches and plays with herself. Finally, as the software
company's illegal plot unwinds, Jan helps Millicent rise to the top and to
realize her talents. As the movie ends, Millicent thanks Jan with some personal
attentions of her own.

What I liked:I liked the two lesbian
scenes with Janine, but not because of Janine per se, since I'm not a fan of
hers, but for other reasons. First, the girl-girl with Laura Palmer is nice
because of some nice penetration using a very strange shaped dildo. Also,
there's a very creative camera angle when the action moves to the copy machine:
as Laura bends over the copier glass, we see a shot from the inside of the
copier as it photocopies
her boobs (this becomes important to the plot later in the movie). Finally, I
marvel at the strength and definition of Laura's tongue muscles as she goes down
on Janine! The other good scene was the finale between Janine and Stephanie
Swift, who is one of my favorite stars. Not only is Stephanie cute as hell, the
ending of the scene is amazing, as Janine has to put her hand over Stephanie's
mouth to muffle her screaming. Stephanie appears to have a real, body-shuddering
orgasm as Janine works a dildo in and out of her--a very nice way to end the
movie.

What I didn't like:My main disappointment with
this feature is that it's too short. Not only could it have used another sex
scene or two, but I thought the plot was rushed and not developed as much as it
could have been. It may sound funny to complain about plot development in a
porno, but there are a lot of gaps in the story that make it hard to understand,
especially if you're not actively following the dialogue. Anyway, it seems like
a waste of a good story, a better than average cast, and the cost of a film
shoot to present just five scenes over the course of a little more than an hour.
There are also some minor irritations that ate away at my overall rating,
including: the lack of chemistry in most of the scenes, giving too much dialogue
to Laura Palmer (who's heavily accented English is hard to understand), and the
really weak (almost nonexistent) pop shot that J.J. Michaels delivers at the end
of his scene. Oh, and I can't forget to mention the stupid Vivid DVD logo that
appears during the multiple angle scenes, or the problems with those multiple
angles in general...

DVD Extras:This disc is a perfect example
of my irritation with Vivid's DVDs. For the casual viewer, the features look
incredible: VR interface, multiple angles, video bios, still photos, and hours
of video clips. However, these extras come at the expense of feature length and
A/V quality. Although I can't confirm that any footage has been cut from the DVD
release (since I haven't seen the VHS version), the running time of 70 minutes
is extremely short for a feature film. Also, the IAFD
entry reports the running time for Temporary Positions as 74 minutes,
which leads me to believe that some footage has been removed from the DVD.

The
bonus video clips (32 in all!) account for most of the video on the disc but are
just filler. They are poorly edited, making them very hard to watch. For
example, most of them end abruptly, after just a minute or two of action, so
they're not even good for jerking off to. They can't be there for marketing
purposes, because except for 4 of them, the clips are not labeled at all. Even
the AVN Awards clips aren't identified--they start with a few seconds of the AVN
presenters saying, "And the winner is..." Without identifying the
winner, the video cuts to the unidentified, supposedly "award winning"
clip, itself only lasts about a minute. It seems pointless to me to include
video clips that aren't good for either sexual content or marketing.

A/V Quality:The A/V quality is quite
variable, ranging from excellent (no pixelation) to average (visible pixelation
and a some film scratches). The sound is hollow and echoing, making it hard to
understand the dialogue at times--even if this was a problem with the production
sound, it would have been nice to see it cleaned up and enhanced.

The Last Word:
This is an above average Vivid production, but it's not as good as it could
have been. The feature is too short, and it's full of worthless filler. I'd
recommend it only If you're a Janine fan, or if you can rent it, since the value
isn't on par with other features in Vivid's premium DVD lineup.

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